Okay, so you’re ready to place your first order for custom CDs or
DVDs loaded with your music, videos, presentations, etc. Congratulations
on bringing your project this far! Now you need to know the differences
between replication and duplication before you place your order. Do
you?
If you don’t know the difference between duplication and replication, or if you’re not really sure exactly what they are, read on. We’ll explain the processes of duplication and replication, and then list the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Here we go…
DUPLICATION
This one’s easy: it’s just like burning a CD or DVD on your home computer. Just like at home, commercial duplicators bring in a stack of blank CDs or DVDs and begin to burn your data onto them. But that’s where the similarities end.
While the transfer of data is similar to doing it at home, the commercial process differs because duplicating companies burn as many as hundreds of discs at a time. Yes, that’s hundreds. And that’s why duplicated discs are the fastest way to get your order. You can get as many as 5,000 custom CDs or DVDs in as fast as 24-48 hours.
Oddly enough, though, the duplication process costs more per disc than the replication process, and although the duplication process for your CD or DVD discs produces a very high quality product, it’s not as high-quality as a replicated disc. But read on to discover why you may still choose CD duplication over CD replication.
REPLICATION
The premier process for transferring your data onto CD or DVD discs, replication actually molds your data right onto the disc. That’s what produces the highest data transfer quality available. Here’s how it’s done.
We start with your master CD or DVD. With a laser, your data is exactly copied onto a glass master in the form of billions of microscopic pits (think invisible-to-the-naked-eye potholes with a purpose). The next step is to electroplate the glass master to create a nickel stamper – that means using electricity to force nickel against the glass surface to create an identically opposite image. That gives the resulting nickel stamper bumps instead of pits. This bumpy stamper goes into a molding machine where extreme pressure forces tiny pellets against the stamper, which creates a single replicated CD or DVD. Whew….
The replication process for your CDs or DVDs perfectly matches your data against each new disc. The newly created discs are then coated and lacquered for data protection.
So which process is best for your next project: CD duplication or replication? Look at these considerations.
SPEED
If you need your custom CD or DVD discs fast¸ go with duplication. Like we said earlier, you can get as many as 5,000 duplicated customer CDs or DVDs in as little as 24-48 hours.
Replicated discs take much more time, and depending on the quantity of custom discs you’re ordering, they will be ready in 7-10 days, or longer for really large orders.
So . . . really fast delivery = duplication. Not-so-fast delivery = replication.
QUANTITY
Speaking of quantity, this is another critical factor in making your decision between duplicated or replicated custom CDs or DVDs. Discs can be duplicated in very small orders – even as few as a single disc, although most companies have a minimum order of 10 or more discs. And you can have your largest orders duplicated too: 10,000 or even a million or more discs.
On the other hand, replication is the best option for orders over 500-1000 custom CDs or DVDs. The reason is cost: replicating is cheaper per unit than duplicating, but because the set-up is so labor-intensive, companies require higher minimum orders for replicating.
So . . . small orders = duplicating. Large orders = replicating. Easy choice, right?
QUALITY
The final most important consideration in choosing between duplicating and replicating is quality. As we said earlier, the duplication process provides a substantially high quality product, but the replication process provides an even higher quality custom CD or DVD.
That’s because those potholes-with-a-purpose are identically recreated every time, and that process provides the highest quality CD or DVD available. Period.
So . . . high quality CDs or DVDs duplication. Highest quality available = replication.
Now you know, there’s a big difference between CD duplication and replication. And you’re now ready to place your order, confident you know exactly how you want your custom CDs or DVDs created. Congrats and happy days ahead!
If you don’t know the difference between duplication and replication, or if you’re not really sure exactly what they are, read on. We’ll explain the processes of duplication and replication, and then list the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Here we go…
DUPLICATION
This one’s easy: it’s just like burning a CD or DVD on your home computer. Just like at home, commercial duplicators bring in a stack of blank CDs or DVDs and begin to burn your data onto them. But that’s where the similarities end.
While the transfer of data is similar to doing it at home, the commercial process differs because duplicating companies burn as many as hundreds of discs at a time. Yes, that’s hundreds. And that’s why duplicated discs are the fastest way to get your order. You can get as many as 5,000 custom CDs or DVDs in as fast as 24-48 hours.
Oddly enough, though, the duplication process costs more per disc than the replication process, and although the duplication process for your CD or DVD discs produces a very high quality product, it’s not as high-quality as a replicated disc. But read on to discover why you may still choose CD duplication over CD replication.
REPLICATION
The premier process for transferring your data onto CD or DVD discs, replication actually molds your data right onto the disc. That’s what produces the highest data transfer quality available. Here’s how it’s done.
We start with your master CD or DVD. With a laser, your data is exactly copied onto a glass master in the form of billions of microscopic pits (think invisible-to-the-naked-eye potholes with a purpose). The next step is to electroplate the glass master to create a nickel stamper – that means using electricity to force nickel against the glass surface to create an identically opposite image. That gives the resulting nickel stamper bumps instead of pits. This bumpy stamper goes into a molding machine where extreme pressure forces tiny pellets against the stamper, which creates a single replicated CD or DVD. Whew….
The replication process for your CDs or DVDs perfectly matches your data against each new disc. The newly created discs are then coated and lacquered for data protection.
So which process is best for your next project: CD duplication or replication? Look at these considerations.
SPEED
If you need your custom CD or DVD discs fast¸ go with duplication. Like we said earlier, you can get as many as 5,000 duplicated customer CDs or DVDs in as little as 24-48 hours.
Replicated discs take much more time, and depending on the quantity of custom discs you’re ordering, they will be ready in 7-10 days, or longer for really large orders.
So . . . really fast delivery = duplication. Not-so-fast delivery = replication.
QUANTITY
Speaking of quantity, this is another critical factor in making your decision between duplicated or replicated custom CDs or DVDs. Discs can be duplicated in very small orders – even as few as a single disc, although most companies have a minimum order of 10 or more discs. And you can have your largest orders duplicated too: 10,000 or even a million or more discs.
On the other hand, replication is the best option for orders over 500-1000 custom CDs or DVDs. The reason is cost: replicating is cheaper per unit than duplicating, but because the set-up is so labor-intensive, companies require higher minimum orders for replicating.
So . . . small orders = duplicating. Large orders = replicating. Easy choice, right?
QUALITY
The final most important consideration in choosing between duplicating and replicating is quality. As we said earlier, the duplication process provides a substantially high quality product, but the replication process provides an even higher quality custom CD or DVD.
That’s because those potholes-with-a-purpose are identically recreated every time, and that process provides the highest quality CD or DVD available. Period.
So . . . high quality CDs or DVDs duplication. Highest quality available = replication.
Now you know, there’s a big difference between CD duplication and replication. And you’re now ready to place your order, confident you know exactly how you want your custom CDs or DVDs created. Congrats and happy days ahead!
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